Form of shadow puppetry practiced in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, India
Tholpavakoothu (Malayalam:തോൽപാവകൂത്ത്, Tamil:தோல்பாவைக்கூத்து) is a form of shadow puppetry that is practiced in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, India. It is performed using leather puppets and is performed in temples or in villages in specially built theatres. This form of art is especially popular in the Madurai and nearby districts of Madurai in Tamil Nadu and also in Palakkad,
Thrissur and Malappuram districts of Kerala.[1]